"We, the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the undersigned human rights organizations, wish to bring to your attention the on-going mass hunger strike…and request your urgent intervention on their behalf."

"The majority of the hunger strikers are protesting the continued administrative detention, which is detention without trial or charge."

"Administrative detention orders are issued by the Israeli Military Commander in the West Bank for periods of one to six months and can be renewed indefinitely."

"Administrative detainees or their lawyers are not informed of the reasons for their detention and are only informed that there is 'secret evidence' against them."

Fact: No evidence whatever exists.

Fact: Israel lies claiming otherwise.

Fact: Detainees committed no crimes.

Fact: They're imprisoned solely for political reasons.

Fact: Police states operate this way.

Fact: America and Israel are by far the world's worst.

"Israel (uses) administrative detention on a systematic basis against tens of thousands of Palestinians and is an ever present threat in the daily lives of all Palestinians."

"We firmly believe that Israel's use of administrative detention should cease immediately."

"Following the launch of the strike the Israeli authorities immediately began taking punitive measures against the hunger strikers."

"These included the immediate isolation of all hunger strikers away from the rest of the prison population."

"Many of hunger strikers have also been transferred to different prisons, while the leaders of the hunger strike have also been placed in isolation."

"The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) and Israeli Special Forces have also been conducting violent raids on the prisoner's cells and intrusive searches the prisoners on a daily basis."

"In many cases the hunger strikers have been beaten and injured during these raids and were subsequently denied medical treatment."

"As you are aware the mass hunger strike of 2012 ended on 14 May 2012 after an agreement was reached between representatives of the prisoners and the IPS."

"At this time it was agreed that Israel would limit the use of administrative to only 'exceptional circumstances,' as is required under international law."

"However, it is quite clear that Israel has reneged on the agreement as it has continued to use administrative detention on a systematic basis which has compelled the prisoners to launch a fresh strike."

'(W)e feel that the prisoners must and can play a central role in bringing about a genuine and lasting peace."

Note: Nine Palestinian Legislative Council members are imprisoned. They committed no crimes.

They belong to the wrong political parties. Six are hunger striking for justice.